British Colonial Wall Decorations
BRITISH COLONIAL STYLE
Typically made of mahogany, teak or bamboo and featuring a range of fabrics and prints with botanical patterns, antique British Colonial furniture and decor varies as it involved local materials and techniques and spanned centuries of design styles.
As the British Empire expanded from the 16th to the 20th century, its conquest and control of colonies around the world bolstered its wealth through the extraction of resources. Including colonies in the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia, this spread of often violent subjugation imposed British culture, language and faith on Indigenous peoples. The design of homes was included in this expression of imperial power, with government officials, merchants and military officers creating homes mimicking the luxuries they were used to in England.
Local artisans were commissioned to replicate British designs, resulting in versions of Regency, Chippendale, Sheraton and other styles of furniture being crafted from mahogany, rosewood, ebony and teakwood as opposed to beech and oak, which were more common in Europe. Whereas the colonial furniture for the Portuguese and Dutch regularly had motifs of indigenous flora and fauna, the British tended to want more exact reproductions of their home country’s designs.
To escape the summer heat in places such as India and the Caribbean, British colonizers relocated to airy houses in the hills or plantations, leading to foldable chairs and collapsible desks in the style of military campaign furniture. Rather than upholstery as they might have in Europe, chairs and sofas in the British Colonial style had rattan and cane seating for these higher temperature climates. The contrast between the light textiles and the dark colors of the sturdy furniture became a defining aesthetic of British Colonial interiors.
Find a collection of antique British Colonial outdoor furniture, seating, bedroom furniture, decorative objects and other items on 1stDibs.
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Style: British Colonial
1980s Signed Triptych British Colonial Style Cheetahs On Board Wall Art
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a signed triptych depicting two cheetahs. It is wood and does fold. It is signed. It is in very good condition and dates to the 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Exotic Palm Trees in Urns Paintings, Large Set of Two
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Set of Two Palm Tree Paintings on canvas in Decorative Urns. Each features botanical paintings depicting a different variety of palm tree in exquisite detail, set within orna...
Category
20th Century Indian British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
5 Antique Cecil Aldin 1st Ed Chromolithograph Hunting Prints Fallowfield Hunt
By Cecil Aldin
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful collection of 1901 chromolithographic prints from the work of equestrian and sporting artist Cecil Aldin (1870-1935).
Includes
3 scenes from the The Fallowfield Hunt
Re...
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique British Oil on Canvas Portrait Painting of a Nobleman, 18th Century
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning antique British School tondo portrait painting of a nobleman
England, Late 18th Century
Oil paint on canvas, presented in a giltwood frame
Measures: 17.25"W x 1.75"D x ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Two Antique Anchor Form Sailors Valentines, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique group of two sailors valentines from the West Indies in an unusual anchor form, hand decorated in exotic seashells and featuring pincushions, giving function to form. Priced ...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Shell, Felt
Maitland Smith Painted Monkey Landscape Crackled Coromandel Wall Panel 72"
Located in Dayton, OH
Hand painted Maitland Smith Coromandel wall panel. Features a crackled landscape with monkeys holding peaches in a tropical setting amongst bird...
Category
Late 20th Century British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
$940 Sale Price
20% Off
English Country Diorama Clipper Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Country painted diorama wall plaque of clipper ship with red flag painted in cloudy sky in mahogany frame.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
English Country Monkey and Cats Lithograph
Located in Queens, NY
English Country maple framed lithograph of monkey playing with 2 cats with red and gilt trim glass matting.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass
Collection of 22 Swedish 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 22 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of warm tones and gold leaf print embossing.
The book collection measure horizontally is 80 cm, approximate 31,49 inches wide. This collection of books...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paper
English Victorian Greyhound Dog Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style gilt framed oil painting of brown and white greyhound dog.
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
English Victorian Puppies Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style ebonized and gilt framed oil painting of puppies playing on red table.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
English Country Man on Sulkey Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English oil painting of man on sulkey with horse on wood panel (20th Cent)
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
A View of Cape Rouge, Quebec, Canada, Mazell after Capt. Hervey Smyth, c.1760s
Located in Savannah, GA
A View of Cape Rouge, or Carouge, on the Saint Lawrence River, north of Quebec.
Engraving by Peter Mazell after a drawing by Captian Hervey Smyth, published c.1760's, London.
T...
Category
1760s Canadian Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Frederick Leo Hunter "Old New Bedford Whaler Andrew Hicks" C. 1929 Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable oil painting, titled **"Old New Bedford Whaler – Andrew Hicks"**, is an exquisite maritime artwork that captures the spirit of 19th-century whaling. The painting, exe...
Category
Early 20th Century American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Group of Twelve Elephant Head Wall Ornaments, Priced Per Set of Four
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage group of twelve intriguing hand decorated cast composition elephant head wall ornaments or brackets. From the Walker Theater, Indianapolis Indiana.
Priced per set of four (4).
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
Vintage African Tapestry Wall Hanging with British Colonial Safari Style
Located in Dallas, TX
77336, vintage African rug tapestry. Reminiscences of an exotic journey and worldy sophistication, this vintage African tapestry wall hanging ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
British Sailor
s Woolwork or Woolie Lighthouse Seascape C. 1865
Located in Atlanta, GA
Measures:
28.5" w x 24.5" h (frame),
19" w x 15" h (image).
This intricately crafted 19th-century sailor’s woolwork embroidery, often referred to as a woolie, depicts a serene mari...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Birdseye Maple
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Labrador Retriever Painting, Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame
Located in Bradenton, FL
This statement-size Oil Painting depicts a Black Labrador Retriever standing alert in a pastoral countryside landscape. The dog is portrayed in full profile, confidently poised with ...
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Tropical Watercolor on Paper of a Jamaican Scene
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Watercolor painting on paper of a tropical scene with houses, palm trees, and figures executed in a lush pallet. Signed by American artist Margaret Morrish in 1956 at Port Antonio Ja...
Category
Mid-20th Century Jamaican British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Safari style Giraffe Wall Bracket
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Safari style giraffe head wall bracket set honed by the artist.
Category
1970s American Vintage British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
3 framed
signed pencil drawings of Indian gentlemen in regional dress, 19th C
Located in London, GB
Three highly charismatic and personal portrait drawings if Indian gentlemen. Dating from the late 19th century and in original glass and oak frames they portray a Pathan hillman and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Oak, Paper
English Country Style Framed Flag Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style (19/20th Century) maple framed "woolie" embroidery with flags and floral trim with crown top.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Pair of Art Modern Racehorses Paintings
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Art Moderne (Mid-20th Cent) oil paintings on canvas of various racehorses in frames
Category
20th Century Unknown British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
$13,000 / set
Reclining Dog Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English gilt framed oil painting of reclining dog on pier.
Vintage condition
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Set of Four Hand Colored Humming Bird Prints
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here are four framed hand colored humming bird species published in the early 20th century representing the original 19th century work of Scottish naturalist, Sir William Jardine. Presented under glass with marbleized mating...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Hardwood
$3,950 / set
Large Spread Eagle Wall Plaque, Heraldic Trade Sign
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Large spread eagle wall plaque, Heraldic trade sign
This is a very large piece, it is made in polished silver metal, the plaque would have been di...
Category
Early 20th Century British Colonial Wall Decorations
Large Blue Wildebeest Antelope Carpet / Rug from Kenya, British Colonial Era
Located in New York, NY
A noble and elegant African blue wildebeest rug or carpet from the British Colonial era in Kenya. Blue Wildebeest are known beautiful and subtle color r...
Category
Mid-20th Century Kenyan British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Animal Skin, Felt
English Country Horse and Jockey Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style oak framed oil painting of horse and jockey wearing checkered shirt (signed: P. ZYSBLAT)
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Vintage Regency Caricatures of English Generals - Set of 6
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring a dash of wit and historical flair to your interiors with this charming set of six Vintage Regency Caricatures of English Generals. Each print features a whimsically exaggerate...
Category
Early 20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
English Country Horse and Jockey Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style gilt framed oil painting of horse (Silvo) and jockey wearing purple shirt (signed)
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of English Victorian Man O
War Ships
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Country Victorian maple framed prints of Man o\' War ships.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple
Monkeys Prints, 12 Engravings from "Le Règne Animal" Georges Cuvier, France 1816
Located in Firenze, IT
Set of 3 glassed framed panels of 12 engraving depicting monkeys and lemur studies from "Le Règne Animal" by Georges Cuvier.
France, 1816
Le Règne Animal (The Animal Kingdom) i...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
16 Swedish 20th Century Leather-Bound Books In Blue Color
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A rare set of 16 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books in blue tone. The availability of "blue" leather bounds books is very very small, compare to the brown, red an...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paper
English Victorian Hunting Dog Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oil painting of 2 hunting dogs with one hold a bird in a gilt frame with carved corners and edge.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Framed Traditional English Quorn Fox Hunt Print by Frederick Christian Lewis
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed FC Lewis Fox Hunting print. This piece was originally printed in 1835. It features a group of English men in red coats at the infamous Quorn Fox Hunt in England. The scene t...
Category
20th Century English British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper, Glass
Collection of 42 Swedish Early 20th Century Leather-Bound Books
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A collection of 47 Swedish decorative antique leather-bound library books from the from the 1930s-1940s.
The books are wrapped in leather-bound covers, comprised of a selection of w...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather, Paper
English Victorian Foxhunting Engraving
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Cent) colored engraving of a foxhunting scene by Alken in an oak frame
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Buckingham Crest Etching on Canvas by Liz Jardine Heraldic Shield Framed
Located in Dayton, OH
Buckingham Crest Etching on canvas by Liz Jardine, circa 1992. A large format art with an amazing frame. Features a heraldic crest or shield at the center ...
Category
1990s British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
$2,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Late Nineteenth Early Twentieth Century painting on board by C. Wilson
Located in Winnetka, IL
A late Nineteenth early Twentieth century English Colonial painting on board by C. Wilson presented in a gilt wood frame. Depicting a group of men with top hats riding on a horse-dra...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
English Victorian Reclining Dog Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian walnut framed beaded embroidery of reclining dog.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Victorian Silhouette of Coach and Horses
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian (19th Cent) country style maple framed silhouette of coach and horses titled: \"Changing Horses at Oxford\"
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple
Three Antique Hand Colored Engravings of Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Three 18th century hand colored engravings of parrot specimens as depicted by Peter Brown, an artist and naturalist, working in London England. Originally published in 1776 in a foli...
Category
18th Century English Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
$4,500 / set
Oil Painting on Canvas of Parrots
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking oil painting on canvas of three parrots in a natural rain forest setting executed with hyper realism technique. Signed by noted American artist Andre Lange...
Category
Late 20th Century American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Antique Francois Grenier Mixed Media 3D La Chasse au Tigre Tiger Hunt Collage
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique mixed-media enhanced engraving artwork attributed to Francois Grenier. François GRENIER b. 1793-1867. This work features a hunting scene from India, framed shadowbox style, signed in stone lower left and titled on backside. La Chasse au Tigre translates to (Tiger Chase or Tiger Hunt...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Organic Material, Paper
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Arctic Council Discussing A Plan For The Search of The John Franklin Expedition
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The Arctic Council Discussing The Plan for the Search of the The John Franklin Expedition
After Stephen Pearce.
Limited Edition reproduction copied f...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
English Victorian Country Dog Hunting Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Country style maple framed oil painting of 3 dogs hunting (pointers) (signed DORIA)
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple
English Country Diorama Clipper Ship Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian Country painted diorama wall plaque in maple frame of clipper ship with blue flag and small blue sailboat.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Maple
19th C,
Hen
Newborn Chicks
Oil on Canvas Style of William Baptiste Baird
By William Baptiste Baird
Located in Atlanta, GA
American or Continental School, 19th century. Signed lower left.
Oil on Canvas in giltwood frame.
Measures: 17" w x 13" h.
A finely observed oil on canvas depicting a domesti...
Category
19th Century French Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
English Country Horse and Jockey Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style gilt framed oil painting of horse and jockey wearing blue shirt
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Hollone F. Nelly, Vintage Still Life Oil On Canvas "Breakfast W/ Flowers"
Located in Atlanta, GA
**Hollone F. Nelly, Vintage Still Life "Breakfast with Flowers," Oil on Canvas**
This vintage still life by Hollone F. Nelly, titled *"Breakfast with Flowers,"* captures a tranqui...
Category
20th Century American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Bahamian Street Scene Watercolor Painting by Hartwell Leon Woodcock
By Hartwell L. Woodcock
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Watercolor painting of a Bahamian street scene possibly in Nassau. Complete with a woman carrying a bundle, a man in a cart, palm trees, house, gates and warm peaceful ambiance. Sign...
Category
20th Century North American British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
English Golf Display Case Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English display case wall plaque with golf driver and iron heads and trophy in oak frame.
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Pair of Bird Drawing Lithographs by British Artists J. Wolf and H.C. Richter
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This vintage pair of beautiful birds art were done by a famous pair of British Artists that worked together and illustrated many books.
The prints of the lithographs were purchased ...
Category
Early 20th Century English British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
English Mahogany Carved Animal Game Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style (19/20th Century) mahogany carved animal game wall plaque with round top.
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
English Country Brick House Acrylic Painting
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style (20th Cent) acrylic on board painting, depicting a brick house, within faux wood and decorated frame. (7 Similar pieces: 057835A, 057835B, 057835D, 057835E, 057...
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Pair of English Country Mahogany Carved Floral Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Victorian Country style mahogany rectangular carved floral wall plaques (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
White Horse Animal Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of an animal portrait titled "White Horse" set in a classical landscape
Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Late 20th Century British British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
English Country Man and Bicycle Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style walnut framed photograph portrait of 19th Century man standing next to bicycle
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
Framed 17th Century Map of Cumberland, England by John Speed, 1610
By John Speed
Located in Middleburg, VA
A fascinating and richly detailed antique map of Cumberland County in northwest England, drawn and published by the celebrated English cartographer John Spe...
Category
Early 17th Century English Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper, Gold Leaf
English Country Horse and Carriages Photograph
Located in Queens, NY
English Country style walnut framed photograph of 19th Century genre scene of 2 horse and carriages (Companion Pieces: 052554B-E)
Category
19th Century British Antique British Colonial Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
British Colonial wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique British Colonial wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, rugs and carpets and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, paint and other materials. If you’re shopping for used British Colonial wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Dan Poole, Eleazar Albin, Francis Carr, and Francis Grant. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $150 and tops out at $23,000 while the average work can sell for $2,478.
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